NA Passes Election Amendment Bill 2017

Monitoring Desk — The National Assembly on Thursday passed the Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2017, mainly seeking the removal of the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in general elections on the concerns over misuse of technology.

According to the proposed amendments, overseas Pakistanis will remain unable to cast their votes in the upcoming elections.

Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Javed Murtaza Abbasi presented the bill further to amend the Elections Act, 2017 (The Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2022), while MNA Mohsin Shahnawaz Ranjha read out his proposed amendments.

Federal Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar threw light on the legal aspects of the bill.

According to the reports, the officials will send the bill to the Senate tomorrow.